Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-08-12
THE NATIONAL els
A Lively Contest for the Cb.,.,
Peanant Of the Bsse.p ap''' !
League.
Detroit Continues to Lead u. =. ),
Chicago a Clos. ssosnd-s;a,'ss'
Of the Game
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[cH1cAao CORRESPONDENCE,
At this writing the seem;na see'
IDLE forces under Captain ~ y. s'
fighting what it is expected ,;, uSe'
decisive point in the chamn,oa A
against Detroit. The first atttso sASap
by the White Stockings last so,,, sa'
resulted in the complete ,o oa.afda!
Wolverine contingent, the I sun
ing s to 4 at the finish. TUss.
games are to be playea-tvoon re
and a postponed-anl one y, ssas
suits seems inevitable. Ei,b v, w
will return home from its sSa. "
ern trip, leading the hb e1a
the League clubs in the penpsnt "aes
else it will be nearer the tom u =. sss
than it has yet been this yea p " ~ p
tour of the Detroit team has ha.n ll
but satisfactory in it's results to lazy ~!
When they returned 10 their be nsae
last week they received anythino 1 ~.
tering reception. The meteors;o w!
the club. a change from winpinu w.. "
to losing everything, has been 10 s, ,sg
BILE in its way Us the advance Of f N .ta
cago team from sixth to second /, Niue .ls
OF the last ten games played brss's
York, three in Philadelphia. ia n.y.
Washington, and the one on So. W,
Detroit-De.roit has won inst a oaa
and that not the game with Chicaoa
once great sluggers seem now tn -
valids of the League. " '''
Strange diamonds, unfriend)v =,
change of water and diet, pass;n,
less nights on railway trains dn5;,
warm weather, and various other y
have been offered for the non, :
achieved. But last Saturday set,ls
Chicago whipped the heavy hsss
their own grounds, and the Zone fl,
been nurtured in the bosom of evsr
lower of the club has slowly dsI
The chances Of winning the pepna
growing less and less, and if he "
ines do not get out Of the present ~
will soon be passed by Chicago
and New York.
The White Stockings return ho,
Thursday of this week, and will N.
Bostons for a series Of three panes
which we are to cross bats with Va
ton. New York, Philadelphia and
successfully before departing aea,
our last Eastern trip of the season.
THE WEEKS SENSATIONS
The week just past has not been
its sensations in the baseball wc,
first of these was the bold bid of Pc
Nimick, of the Pittsburgh Base .ball
for Ward, of New York. He wired
dent j. B. Day, Of the New York q
the effect that Pittsburgh Yould
$4,000 for the famous johnny CT
trade. Such plucky enterprise i,
thing remarkable at this stage Of IN
son, and caused considerable talk
lovers of the game everywhere WI
became known. President DAY.
New York Club. refused to eutsrta
proposition, however, for WARTS nun
NEW YoKK'S CoUNTER.oPFER
No sooner had Nimick's offer for
and Days refusal thereof grown
than an announcement was made
effect that the New York Club hs
chased Morris, the clever lef.k
pitcher of the Pittsburg team. I'd
tons were really entered into and
completed that Manager Mutrie,
"Giants," went to Pittsburg to py
the purchase money and secure ths
er's contract. The result of the
action, however, may be seen in d
lowing dispatch from Pittsburg,
saws:
The management of the Pittsbus
Club have decided not to part with
their left-handed pitcher, and when
ager Mutrie of the New Yorks ari1
close the deal he was informed ,haI
had changed their minds, and th|
Giants could not have him. The
work of Morris in the last three gand
the numerous protests received b
management since the announcen
the proposed sale, caused them to
slider the matter. Morris will now
in the box in his regular turn, and
portunity given to redeem himself.
ager Mutrie's expenses to this city
paid by the Pittsburgh Club"
TROUBLE AMONG THE DETROIT
Within the past few days there boz
general stirring-up in the ranks
Detroit team, and Baldwin, Weidnl
BrlOdy, who have heretofore been
sidered among the best men d
team, have been suspended and
The causes assigned were indiferen
and not taking good care of them
Baldwin has made poor record this
His salary was very materially iue
when he signed in the spring, the
being $4,000, which, with the except
that received by Radbourne, is the
salary paid any league pitcher. 0n
Sis that he would pitch forty games
the season, his pay would be $SO pei
and q sorry exhibition he made T.
earn his money. Out of sixteen,
pitched he won but six. and manyo'
by the skin of his teeth. In Only
the sixteen did he pitch with any
purpose. 1t is now possible, With
bracing up. and some judgment
placing of the remaining pitchers
team to get on its feet. =,
In the pennant race Detroit y.
and Boston are close enough toe5s
be, in the parlance Of the turf, COW Gov,
a blanket. Cox CRt'
DR.. EDWARD NAuMANS, f@
years at the head of the gee'
survey of Japan, gives, in adal .n,